The Billionaire’s Secret Quartet (Thalassa and Elowen) novel Chapter 30

Chapter 30 

When Thalassa saw Hertha answering the phone, her stomach was in knots. 

“You’re the mother of those four kids, right?” David’s voice echoed through the phone again. 

Hertha shot Thalassa a pleading look 

Thalassa nodded like a madwoman. 

Hertha got the hint, so she nodded back, only to realize that the other party couldn’t see her. So she said, “Yes, I am” 

This time, David’s tone was totally formal, void of any emotion. Your kids made a mess in the Sinclair group CEO’s office this morning. They broke the CEO’s trophy, dirtied the sofa, and scratched the table. We want charge you for cleaning, but you need to compensate for the damages” 

At the mention of no cleaning charges, Thalassa was both anxious and pissed. 

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She was the one who cleaned the CEO’s office how could she do it for free? 

As the call was on speaker, the four kids also heard David’s words. They exchanged uneasy glances. 

They realized that the other party wasnt a fraud, but Lysander’s real assistant 

They did visit the Sinclair group this morning and even ended up in the CEO’s office. 

Dorian looked particularly baffled and apprehensive, fearing he had done something wrong. He had mistaken the real assistant for a fraud and even blurted out that the Sinclair group’s CEO was his dad. 

He was getting panicky, rubbing his little head, his eyes filled with unease 

Before Hertha could say anything, David started to o calculate the compensation, “We won’t charge you for Mr Sinclair’s trophy. The costs are for the damages to the desk and sofa. Mr. Sinclair’s sofa originally cost $100,000, but due to use, we’ll give you a discount. You’ll need to pay $20,000. Also, Mr. Sinclair’s desk originally cost $200,000. Considering its age and the two scratches, you only need to pay $3,000. So, the total is $23,000. Would you prefer to pay by card or cash?” 

Each fee was clearly justified. 

Hertha was shocked on hearing this. She didnt know what to do and looked to Thalassa for help. 

Thalassa was equally frantic, urgently making a crying gesture to Hertha. 

Hertha immediately got the gist. She needed to put on a pitiful act. So she forced out a couple of tears and said in a miserable tone, I’m sorry, I didn’t discipline the kids properly. I know I messed up. But this amount of money. I’m a single mother, how can I afford it? We can barely put food on the table I’m already exhausted trying to make ends meet, the kids are starving. I don’t have this kind of money. Why don’t I just give you my life instead?” 

When Hertha got to the end, she was crying and sniffling. She looked truly desperate.